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Reference no. 2809BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style
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Abstract

In a culture that views success as binary - either you have it or you don't - our expectations for ourselves and our own success can become skewed and unreasonable. In this chapter, Harvard Business School Professor Nancy Koehn reflects on the pitfalls of stubbornly pursuing perfection. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind'.
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Book chapter
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Reference no. 2803BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2804BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2805BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2806BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Power and influence
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2808BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Risk; Risk assessment
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2811BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 10 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2812BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2813BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Management philosophy; Management techniques; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2814BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Interpersonal communications; Leadership; Leadership development; Management philosophy; Management techniques; Personal strategy and style
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2816BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 14 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2817BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
-
Reference no. 2818BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Values
View full details

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In a culture that views success as binary - either you have it or you don't - our expectations for ourselves and our own success can become skewed and unreasonable. In this chapter, Harvard Business School Professor Nancy Koehn reflects on the pitfalls of stubbornly pursuing perfection. This chapter is excerpted from ‘Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind'.

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Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
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Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 16 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Power and influence
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Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Risk; Risk assessment
View full details
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Reference no. 2811BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 10 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
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Reference no. 2812BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 13 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Values
View full details
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Reference no. 2813BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Management philosophy; Management techniques; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
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Reference no. 2814BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Interpersonal communications; Leadership; Leadership development; Management philosophy; Management techniques; Personal strategy and style
View full details
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Reference no. 2816BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 14 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Decision making; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2817BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Ethics; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy & style; Values
View full details
Book chapter
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Reference no. 2818BC
Authors: Daisy Wademan Dowling (Harvard Business School)
Chapter from: "Remember Who You Are: Life Stories That Inspire the Heart and Mind"
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Published in: 2007
Length: 12 pages
Topics: Career advancement; Careers and career planning; Leadership; Leadership development; Personal strategy and style; Values
View full details